Houston Area Calculus Teachers
The HoustonACT Offers Just-In-Time Workshops for AP Calculus Teachers,
and Collects and Disseminates Teaching Materials.

Online AB and BC AP Calculus and AP Statistics Practice Exams
Over 1100 practice AP Calculus exams were given online to students in the spring of 2007.
Teacher and student registration for the spring 2008 exams will begin on March 25, 2008, and the exams will be available starting on April 19th.
Click HERE to request an account and register your students.
There is no cost and anyone can participate.
Registration instructions and copies of some of the spring 2006 practice exams for calculus with keys!!

Check out The Video Calculus Series From The University of Houston

Check out our new AP Statistics Page at http://www.HoustonATS.org
(Houston Area Teachers of Statistics)

Check out The High School Mathematics Contest at UH!!


Each workshop is scheduled from
9:00-12:00 in
222 Garrison
with coffee and rolls at 8:30.

Admission Is Free!!
Online Registration
For Next Workshop

Workshop I
September 29, 2007

Jeff Morgan - University of Houston
Using Vectors in the Calculus of Parametric Equations
Technology Tip:
Creating Animations with Winplot

Workshop II
October 20, 2007

Dixie Ross
How The AP Exams Helped Make Me A Better Teacher
Handout 1 - Handout 2
Volumes-How Sweet It Is

Workshop III
November 10, 2007

 Pete Horton - North Harris County College
a.k.a. "The Man of Knowledge"

Calculus of Variations and Other Various Things ;)
Presentation - Handout

Workshop IV
January 26, 2008

Christian Haich
Teaching the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Complete set of handouts (pdf)
Integrating Velocity (doc)
Basic Integration (doc)
The Area Function (doc)
Using the FTC (doc)

Workshop V
March 1, 2008

Teachers Sharing Their Own Materials
All are invited but not required to bring handouts or ideas to share with the group. About 20 paper copies will be needed and a digital file if possible. Several teachers have already agreed to bring materials so
come and get new ideas for your Calculus class!
Dadmehr: Optimization,e Basics, Curvy Area, Saddest Candy
Hurwitz: Concept Questions
Lampazzi: Chain Rule
Stasio: Slope Fields and Sketching Areas
Stepp: Using nInt to Construct a Function

Practice Test
April 19 - May 20, 2008

Online AP Practice Test

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Teaching Materials

Past Workshop Materials organized by Speaker

Past Workshop Materials organized by Year

Power Points from Greg Kelly

Sketchpad files by Melissa Burkhead


Online Mathematics Masters Degree
at The University of Houston

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Visits in 2007